Robert Higgins was an American professional baseball player who played for the Syracuse Stars in 1887 and 1888.

The Stars went on to win the International League title that year.

The following offseason, Higgins moved to Memphis, Tennessee and ran his own barber shop for years.

He made a comeback in 1896 with the Cuban Giants, which was his only season in the Negro Leagues.

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